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BBH students from New Kensington and Greater Allegheny interact via Beam robot

BBH students from New Kensington and Greater Allegheny interact via Beam robot

Sophomore biobehavioral health (BBH) student April Andreozzi, pictured left within the Beam robot, interacts with another BBH student at Penn State Greater Allegheny with the help of the new technology. Andreozzi controls the robot from the New Kensington campus through a laptop computer. The robot enables the shared baccalaureate program to bridge the distance between campuses and increase interactions for students and faculty members.

Kristal Tucker and Penelope Morrison interact via robot

Kristal Tucker and Penelope Morrison interact via robot

Kristal Tucker, pictured left, speaks to Penelope Morrison via a Beam telepresence robot. Morrison, assistant professor of biobehavioral health at Penn State New Kensington, and Tucker, assistant professor of biology at Penn State Greater Allegheny, received the robot through a Penn State Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) REACH grant. The robots are being used in the classrooms to bridge the distance between campuses for the shared biobehavioral health program.

Students in class interact with robot

BEAM robot from New Kensington and Greater Allegheny BBH program

Penelope Morrison, assistant professor of biobehavioral health at Penn State New Kensington, interacts with students at the Penn State Greater Allegheny campus via a Beam telepresence robot. The shared biobehavioral health program at the campuses acquired two robots thanks to a grant from Penn State's Teaching and Learning with Technology REACH initiative. Each campus has a robot which allows Morrison and fellow faculty member Kristal Tucker, assistant professor of biology at the Greater Allegheny campus, to "shorten the distance" between distance learning classes.

Brady Braun

Brady Braun

Penn State New Kensington's Brady Braun, freshman, earned the men's soccer player of the week award from the Penn State University Athletic Conference (PSUAC) for the week ending Sept. 16.

Penn State New Kensington Healthy Ambassadors stand for photo

Penn State New Kensington Healthy Ambassadors

The inaugural members of the Healthy Penn State New Kensington Ambassadors program. Pictured (left-right): Back row: Stella Milburn, campus nurse; Jesse Cenci; Ashley Worlds; Bria Schneiderlochner; Amy Pink; Kendra Kitko, campus counselor. Front row: Carly Duncan; Bailey Klaus; Natalie George.

Penn State New Kensington Healthy Ambassadors stand for photo

Penn State New Kensington Healthy Ambassadors

The inaugural members of the Healthy Penn State New Kensington Ambassadors program. Pictured (left-right): Back row: Stella Milburn, campus nurse; Jesse Cenci; Ashley Worlds; Bria Schneiderlochner; Amy Pink; Kendra Kitko, campus counselor. Front row: Carly Duncan; Bailey Klaus; Natalie George.

Penn State New Kensington Healthy Ambassadors stand for photo

Penn State New Kensington Healthy Ambassadors

The inaugural members of the Healthy Penn State New Kensington Ambassadors program. Pictured (left-right): Back row: Stella Milburn, campus nurse; Jesse Cenci; Ashley Worlds; Bria Schneiderlochner; Amy Pink; Kendra Kitko, campus counselor. Front row: Carly Duncan; Bailey Klaus; Natalie George.